Néstor Albiach Roger (born 18 August 1992), simply known as Néstor, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
 Néstor with Sparta in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Néstor Albiach Roger | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Xirivella, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levante | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Requena | 39 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Olímpic Xàtiva | 20 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Dukla Prague | 69 | (14) |
| 2016–2019 | Sparta Prague | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Dukla Prague (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Badalona | 10 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Numancia | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Badalona | 22 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Rayo Majadahonda | 66 | (9) |
| 2023– | NorthEast United | 29 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:43, 23 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly years
editBorn in Xirivella, Valencian Community, Néstor was a Levante UD youth graduate, but made his debut as a senior with SC Requena in the 2011–12 campaign, in Tercera División.[1]
In August 2012 Néstor moved to Segunda División B side CD Olímpic de Xàtiva.[2] On 25 January of the following year, after being an ever-present figure for the side, he rescinded his contract and signed a two-year deal with Czech First League side FK Dukla Prague.[3][4]
Czech Republic
editNéstor made his professional debut on 22 February 2013, starting in a 1–1 home draw for Dukla against FK Teplice.[5] He scored his first league goals on 13 April, netting a brace in a 5–1 home routing of FK Jablonec.[6]
Néstor was shortlisted for the league's Player of the Month award for May 2013, after having scored in wins against FC Zbrojovka Brno (3–2) and FK Mladá Boleslav (2–1) during the month.[7] He was also elected as the best foreigner of the league in June.[8]
Néstor sustained an injury during the winter break of the 2013–14 season, being sidelined until August 2014 when he came on as a substitute in a 1–2 defeat at FC Viktoria Plzeň.[9] Despite having injury troubles with both knees,[10] he remained at Dukla until the winter break of the 2016–17 season.
After scoring five goals for Dukla in the autumn part of the 2016–17 season, Néstor signed with Sparta Prague in December 2016, joining on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[11]
Badalona / Numancia
editIn January 2019, free agent Néstor returned to Spain and signed for CF Badalona in the third division. On 13 June 2019, he agreed to a two-year contract with CD Numancia in Segunda División.[12]
On 7 September 2020, after appearing sparingly as his side suffered relegation, Néstor returned to his previous club Badalona.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 April 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olímpic Xàtiva | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| Dukla Prague | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| Total | 69 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Dukla Prague (loan) | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Badalona | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | |
| Numancia | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Badalona | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| Rayo Majadahonda | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
| Total | 66 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 10 | ||
| NorthEast United | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3[c] | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| Career total | 241 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 262 | 45 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in promotion playoffs
- ^ Appearances in Durand Cup
Honours
editNorthEast United
References
edit- ^ "Néstor Albiach nuevo jugador del Requena" [Néstor Albiach new player of Requena] (in Spanish). El Camp de Futbol. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "El C.D. Olímpic presenta su nueva plantilla para la temporada 2012–2013" [C.D. Olímpic presents its new squad for the 2012–2013 season] (in Spanish). Portal de Xàtiva. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Néstor se desvincula del Olímpic para probar fortuna en la República Checa" [Néstor leaves Olímpic to try his luck in the Czech Republic] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Dukla hlásí první zimní posilu!". Dukla Prague (in Czech). 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ Casado, Roman (25 February 2013). "El español Néstor se estrena en el once titular del Dukla" [Spaniard Néstor debuts in Dukla's starting eleven]. Czech Radio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Dukla - Jablonec 5:1, Pražané prohrávali, po půli dali čtyři góly". idnes.cz (in Czech). 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Hráčem měsíce se stane kanonýr Mičola, Néstor nebo Rabušic". denik.cz (in Czech). 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "El mejor extranjero de la liga checa es de Xirivella" [The best foreigner of the Czech league is from Xirivella] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Plzeň - Dukla 2:1, favorit otočil skóre a posunul se na první místo". idnes.cz (in Czech). 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Néstor Albiach se viste de 'espía de La Roja'". Marca (in Spanish). 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Sparta hlásí první posilu, útok podpoří Albiach z Dukly". Česká televize (in Czech). 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Néstor Albiach, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia" [Néstor Albiach, new player of C. D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "FICHAJE / Néstor Albiach" [SIGNING / Néstor Albiach] (in Spanish). CF Badalona. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Néstor Albiach at Soccerway
- ^ Das Sharma, Amitabha (26 August 2024). "SLFC 0–3 NEUFC Highlights, Durand Cup 2024 Semifinal: NorthEast United enters maiden final with win against Shillong United". Sportstar. Shillong. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
External links
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- Néstor Albiach at BDFutbol
- Néstor Albiach – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Néstor Albiach at Soccerway
